A group of parents and activists have taken over a West Side Chicago public school, marking a new level of opposition to district plans to close or turn around schools.Tents were set up Friday evening outside Piccolo Elementary, and parents, students and activists were occupying classrooms on the fi

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that laid off tenured teachers in Chicago do not have a right to be rehired later.The 5-2 ruling Friday came after budget cuts in 2010 forced the city to lay off nearly 1,300 teachers. The Chicago Board of Education later recalled about 715 tenured teachers.

Saying everyone deserves to have the same education as the children of the wealthy, the Chicago Teachers Union Thursday issued a detailed plan - with a $713 million pricetag - for improving city schools.The teachers union wants lower class sizes in kindergarten through 3rd grades, from the current 2

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he did not direct a consulting firm with ties to him to help groups in favor of his education reforms.The Chicago Tribune reports Resolute Consulting gave money and organizational aid to religious and community groups in favor of lengthening school days, strengthening

Comedian Cayne Collier takes a look at a new investigation by the Better Government Association that reveals that the city is losing money handing out back vacation pay to employees. But according to Collier, these payouts might have a silver lining we're not looking at.